InDesign Classes Denver, CO

This 2-day program on Adobe InDesign teaches the essentials of this publishing layout software. Students in this class will learn how to design and publish many types of content, such as marketing materials, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and more. With no need for previous experience, students will leave this program ready to create high-quality layout designs.

This 2-day introductory Adobe InDesign course is intended for students looking to learn the fundamentals for creating professional looking graphic design projects in various formats. Upon completion of this course, students will have a solid grasp of how to set up documents and pages within InDesign. Students will also learn how to work with various elements in InDesign, like objects, text, typography, styles, as well as best practices around printing and exporting files as PDFs.

The next step after completing the beginner's course in Adobe InDesign is advancing to Level 2, which is a 3-day class that teaches students at a faster pace and incorporates shortcuts as well as other practical tips to enhance workflow. The content will build upon the student's knowledge of Adobe InDesign by testing their current abilities and adding to the knowledge they gained in the previous lesson.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of InDesign to start using it right away. Attendees will work on a variety of projects: 1 and 2-page advertisements, a double-sided brochure, a magazine layout, and even an entire book! Students will learn how to work with type, graphics, manage large files using paragraph and character styles. Students will also master pages, learn how to prepare files for printing, and how to export to a PDF. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

Elevate your Adobe InDesign skills in this two-day, intermediate-level class. Using the most current InDesign version, participants strengthen their document construction skills, maximize work efficiency, and incorporate the latest design standards into their creations. Specific topics include advanced transparency techniques, blending modes, page layout, shape conversion, stylesheet techniques, tables, and text flow, linked file management, Creative Cloud utilization, long document management, PDF accessibility, and HTML/CSS exports.

Further develop your Adobe InDesign Tablet and Mobile publishing skills in this one-day intermediate course. Participants who have successfully completed an InDesign Essentials class learn how to create new documents, or modify existing ones, to formats like EPUB, Kindle/AZW, MOBI, PDF and HTML for Kindle, iPad, and other such users. Added interactive elements, like video and music, enhance your creations. Specific topics include creating e-books, hyperlinks, and EPUB documents, converting graphics, redefining reading orders, adding metadata, exporting HTML code, creating and exporting documents, and learning best practices for Section 508 compliance.

Advanced your Adobe InDesign knowledge with this two-day, advanced-level class. Participants learn how to optimize publishing workflow without writing code. That enables users to preserve design aesthetics and stay on deadline. Through a combination of hands-on learning, class discussions, and instructor leadership. Students look at topics like XML basics, DTD structures, cross media exports, anchored objects, and advanced CSS styling.

Get comfortable with Adobe InDesign in this five-day beginner course. Participants learn basic desktop publishing skills, as well as basic desktop publishing concepts. That includes both physical and virtual documents. Using hands-on, instructor-led learning, students examine topics like creating marketing materials, advanced page layout and troubleshooting, and desktop publishing. This class prepares students to take the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) examination for InDesign.

In this 2-day course, students will get a comprehensive introduction to Adobe InDesign CC. Beginning with the user interface and navigation controls, students will then learn how to design their first document. Students will also practice adding text and graphics, formatting characters, paragraphs, and colors, and work with page elements such as layers and objects. The final lesson involves the export of InDesign files for delivery.

This 2-day course expands on the foundations of Adobe InDesign, teaching students more advanced skills. Students will learn how to prepare documents for different layout versions, manage libraries, anchor objects, and create dynamic documents. They will be able to manage long documents such as books, including building a table of contents, an index and system of footnotes.